Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Westfield Eviction Risk: Lower , Houston
Tract 48201542001 · Harris, TX · pop 4,528 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
How risky is Westfield in Houston for landlords? Census tract 48201542001 scores 4.4/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 19% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,575 a month against an average household income of $83,911 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,331
Renter share7.7%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$83,911
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Houston and the region
Centroid at 29.8209, -95.7145 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westfield scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Houston
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,575 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Houston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Houston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Houston
2.5
How Westfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 87Total filings 2020-21
- 1.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.61×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Houston, TX as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westfield. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westfield
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Houston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Harris County average of 5.2 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.61x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 48201542001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48201542001?
Census tract 48201542001 in the Westfield neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 48201542001?
Median gross rent is $2,575/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 48201542001?
3.1% of residents in tract 48201542001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,528.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 48201542001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 50th, minority 81th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 48201542001 considered part of Westfield?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 48201542001 fall within Westfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 48201542001 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.61× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Houston eviction risk, TX), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 48201542001 compare to Houston overall?
Tract 48201542001 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Houston at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Houston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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